Marking-tag.



No. 699,362. Patented May 6, I902.

L. T.-ARNOLD.

MARKING TAG.

(Application fllad. May 17, 1901) (No Model.)

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UNTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEIVIS T. ARNOLD, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURL MARKING-TAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 699,362, dated May 6, 1902.

(No model.)

To Z7, whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEWIS T. ARNOLD, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Marking-Tags and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

My object is to produce a clamp readily adjustable and removable and at the same time readily applied, strong, and capable of remaining immovable, said clamp to be used for various allied purposes, such as markingtags, paper-clips, and the like.

My invention consists of two plates placed side by side and fastened or hinged together at their central portions and having clamping edges upon one side of the hinge and an adjustable bar operating between the edges opposite the clamping edges.

My invention consists, further, of the novel features herein shown,described,and claimed.

Figure I is a perspective of a marking-tag and the like embodying the principles of my invention. Fig. II is a plan of the parts shown in Fig. I as seen folded or applied. Fig. III is a view analogous to Fig. II with the parts unfolded and ready to be applied. Fig. 1V is an end view as seen looking in the direction indicated by the arrow IV in Fig. II. Fig. V is an end View as seen looking in the direction indicated by the arrow V in Fig. III.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the plates 1 and 2 are so formed that they contact at their centers and are secured together by the loose rivets 3. The clamping edges 4 are slightly curved, and the bar 5 operates between the edges 6, which are on the opposite side of the rivets from the clamping edges. The plates 1 and 2 are beveled from their centers toward the edges 6, so as to make a space between said edges. The lug 7 extends from the bar 5 beyond the ends of the plates and serves as an operating-handle.

The rivet 9 secures the bar 5 to the plate 1 only, and the portion 8 of the bar, through which the rivet 9 extends, is reduced in thickness. The bar 5 is wedge-shaped, with its thin edge pointing inwardly. When the bar 5 unfolds or swings outwardly, the clamping edges of the plates are free to open to receive any body to which the tag or the like is to be applied. The loose rivets 3 are inserted directly through the plates at right angles to the pivot-line, said pivot-line being the inner contacting faces of the plates and serve as hinges and allow the plates to rock. After the device is placed in position the bar 5 is operated toward its folded position and forces the clamping edges tightly together, thus firmly clasping the body and holding the tag and the like firmly in position. The Wedge shape of the bar makes the device adjustable within the limits of its capacity, which is determined by the rocking motion of the plates.

I claim 1. A marking-tag comprising a pair of fiat plates, rivets extending transversely of the same pivotally connecting said plates, a wedge-bar pivoted at one end to one of said plates at the corner of the latter the said bar being mounted on a pin independent of said rivets, substantially as described.

2. A marking-tag comprising a pair of flat rectangular plates, rivets pivotally connecting said plates together, a wedge-bar pivoted to one of said plates at the corner thereof, said bar being interposed between said plates and being adapted to occupy a position substantially Within the border of the plates when in turned-down wedging position, substantially as described.

' LEWIS T. ARNOLD.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH WHELEss, SEMER G. WELLS. 

